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when summer is over ?
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Posted: Aug/06/2008 5:31 AM PST
 what do you do all winter when your flowers are all gone and snow is 4 ft deep ,,,,, ewwwww .... my cannas have to be brought up. what kinds of birds do i feed i wonder ? hmmm my hummers go home and finches hide from the cold ohhh,,, i am not going to be a happy person come winter... grrrrrr some helpfull.. cheerfull advise would be great,,,, ty
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Posted: Aug/06/2008 7:18 AM PST
Well i woulds try to winter Sow. Its better then waiting for spring. Just choose some seeds and start them indoors while there is still a chill in the air and no sign of green you will have plants to baby. I plan to try to force peppers this winter by uesing lights and a small home made green house. I have never tried this and might fail but it will keep me busy most of the winter trying at least. |
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Posted: Aug/06/2008 11:24 AM PST
Summer is just the end of plants growing and the beginning of fall when we begin cleaning beds and putting perennials to bed with mulch, potting those that need to be kept indoors or in frost free areas. Then finally by the end of fall and when winter really sets in you get to start plans on the next new bed, where to move those plants that didn't do so well, look at all the catalogs for seeds and plants. Winter can be a busy time. We are lucky here in South Carolina as our winter months are few and mild (usually). Winter can be a great time of year for dreaming: Think building ponds, greenhouses, sheds, art for the garden. A new patio or trying your hand at vegetable gardening for the first time. Me I am going to change up a few beds and have many more annuals next year. Increase the number of several plants I have found I really like. Learn to say no to too many 'shared' plants, and enjoy just weeding, feeding and watching all the critters living in and around my yard and beds. I also learned this past winter that I don't enjoy starting seeds indoors. Don't really have the right type of room for that, so I will have a few plants to keep over or to propagate but no seed starting. Happy Summer - Look Toward Winter Linda B |
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Posted: Aug/08/2008 7:33 AM PST
There are a few plants (herbs) that I am thinking of bringing in for the winter - a bay leaf and some rosemary. I don't have much luck bringing plants in, I think because of the change in temp and humidity. If I dig them up, do I actually rinse off the roots and put in fresh potting soil? Always worry about bringing in something that will infect houseplants that stay inside. Any advice? |
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Posted: Aug/08/2008 8:08 AM PST
After fall clean up, and the cold sets in. I start ordering or shopping for the bargins at the garden centers, ordering some things on line. This way I am not shelling out huge amounts of cash in March and April (in works in theory anyway). I start buying seeds, some I start in January already. This is mostly the ones i will give to my mom, she likes to have them flowering already (like the garden stores) when I give them to her for Mother's day. Also lots of gardening books get read and re-read. This is also my main hobby time, sewing, stitching painting, and a good time to take a class or 2 in whatever interests me at the time. some classes are free, some are relatively inexpensive. This is also my main cooking and baking time, since I am not out in the yard for 8-10 hours a day. I stock up and the family loves it. Oh yes, a lot of dreaming about spring! Sass |
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Posted: Aug/08/2008 9:48 AM PST
I am lucky in that my winters are mild and short as well. Snow is a rare event here. I spend my time researching new plants to try, building any hardscaping that we feel like- this year will be the patio with a BIG arbor over it, and hopefully a greenhouse- since our ground doesn't freeze, and indulging in my other hobbies such as sewing and such. Let's see- that's at the end of November and December. Usually by mid-January I am out weeding the cool-season weeds like buttercups, henbit, and such, and already starting to see some plants break dormancy- daylillies and glads. I might also start dividing perennials that I didn't get around to doing in the fall. I also start preparing any new beds that I have planned. |
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Posted: Aug/08/2008 10:53 AM PST
In the Fall I will dig up a lot of my Elephant Ears to grow under light in the basement through the Winter. It's always a joy to visit them during the cold season. This Winter I'm looking for a cheap source of manure to amend my soil. I didn't want to say "improve" in case it was listening. Lots of seeds to buy this Winter too. I've used up almost everything I've had accumulating in my leftover pile since Y2K. That was kind of my goal this season. I done dood it! |
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